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The Pakistani Ministry of Information Technology (MoITT) plans to release the first Draft of Telecommunications Policy. An international consultant hired to “review and integrate current telecoms policies” briefed the ministry on findings and policy suggestions about various aspects of telecommunication sector. Mobilink has commercially launched its 3G services, becoming the last of the four license winners to activate its networks. Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited has introduced a service dubbed ‘Charji Evo’. The wireless broadband service provides uninterrupted connectivity at speeds of up to 36 Mbps. Zouhair A. Khaliq has joined the GSM Association as Managing Director, GSMA Mobile for Development. Jeffrey Hedberg has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Mobilink Pakistan.
Beeline (Unitel LLC and Buzton JV) expanded a capacity and a coverage of GSM and 3G network on the territory of Andijan region. Vimpelcom, working under the Beeline brand, has launched its LTE network in the Samara region. VivaCell-MTS subscribers travelling to Russia can benefit from data roaming services in 4G/LTE network. A new data centre has launched in the city of Oskemen, in Eastern Kazakhstan, to be used for e-government services. Samsung has presented the Galaxy Tab S tablet in Kazakhstan. Megafon Tajikistan has upgraded its solar energy-powered base station situated at 1,600 m above the sea level in the Mogiyen agglomeration, in the Pendzhikent municipality.
Qualcomm has reported a record quarter in its financial results, with revenues up by nearly 10 percent, and net profit jumping by 42 percent. Qualcomm has taken a step towards the vision of demonstrating how technology innovations can help some of the challenges the education sector faces, by completing the acquisition of EmpoweredU, a pioneer in the development of an intuitive, mobile-centric cloud-based learning environment that is both device and operating system agnostic. Qualcomm and Turkcell, Ericsson have demonstrated the world’s first live 3 Carrier High Speed Downlink Packet Access (3C HSDPA) on a commercial network.
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[/succsess_box] [columns indent=”20″ bottom=”25″] [column places=”3″]Pakistan to release first telecoms policy draft in July
The Pakistani Ministry of Information Technology (MoITT) plans to release the first Draft of Telecommunications Policy. An international consultant hired to “review and integrate current telecoms policies” briefed the ministry on findings and policy suggestions about various aspects of telecommunication sector. The policy seeks to enable and encourage local manufacturing, content and application development. The draft includes provisions related to interconnection, VoIP, licensing framework, broadband services and public Wi-Fi.Source: Phone World [/column] [column]
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Zouhair Khaliq now Managing Director, GSMA Mobile for Development
Well known telecoms specialist Zouhair A. Khaliq, who served and played a pivotal role in the development and growth of the Pakistan telecom sector, has joined the GSM Association as Managing Director, GSMA Mobile for Development. He will be based in London, UK.Source: GSMA PR
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Mobilink Launches 3G Services
Mobilink has commercially launched its 3G services, becoming the last of the four licence winners to activate its networks. The cellco’s data services are available in areas of Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpundi, Multan, Faisalabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Hyderabad. Mobilink’s 3G offerings are currently limited to pre-paid plans, ranging from a free package that grants the user free unlimited access to Facebook, to its ‘Super Monthly Bundle’, which costs PKR600 (USD6.0) for 4GB of data, with unlimited free usage at 2G speeds after the cap is reached.Source: TeleGeography
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Beeline Expands its Communication Network in Andijan
Largest communication operator Beeline (Unitel LLC and Buzton JV) expanded a capacity and a coverage of GSM and 3G network on the territory of Andijan region. New base stations have been introduced in Andijan, Markhamat and Asaka, which helped improved the quality of the signal and mobile Internet.Source: Uzdaily-news
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Beeline Launches LTE Network in Samara
Russian mobile operator Vimpelcom, working under the Beeline brand, has launched its LTE network in the Samara region. Services are now accessible in the city of Samara and surrounding agglomerations, including Volzhskiy, Kryazh, Mekhzavod, Upravlencheskiy, Petra-Dubrava and Stroykeramika. The operator’s LTE network also covers the railawy station, the Volga River port, as well as the Kurumoch airport, using the 2,600 MHz band. The network provides speeds of up to 70 Mbps, with average speed at 40-50 Mbps. The operator has opted to cover the most densely populated areas in Samara.Source: TelecomPaper
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4G Data Roaming Available for VivaCell-MTS Subscribers in MTS-Russia Network
From now on VivaCell-MTS subscribers travelling to Russia can benefit from data roaming services in 4G/LTE network. To take advantage of 4G/LTE network opportunities, subscribers need to activate roaming before leaving Armenia and connect to MTS-Russia network while staying in Russia. The 4G/LTE data transfer services are provided under the same conditions as in case of 2G/3G networks, at 49 AMD/MB. [/column] [column] [/column]
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[column places=”3″]Uzbektelecom Denies Reports on Hacking of its Database
Uzbektelecom joint stock company dismissed reports of some mass media outlets that citizen of Uzbekistan Sergey Klimov hacked database of the company. The company said that the information is not correct as Sergey Klimov did not receive access to database of Uzbektelecom. The company said that he purchased pirate CD with database of telephone numbers of Tashkent city for 2002-2003 in one of Tashkent markets and placed it to his website.Source: Uzdaily-news
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MTS to Commission its Network for Commercial Use by 1 December
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, will launch its mobile communication network into commercial use in Uzbekistan by 1 December 2014. The Government of Uzbekistan approved an order of return of MTS to mobile communication market of Uzbekistan. The signed agreement provides for establishment of a joint venture with MTS holding a 50.01% in the charter capital of the Operator while the remaining 49.99% will belong to a state-owned unitary enterprise established and managed by the State committee for communications, development of information systems and telecommunications technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan – Center for Radio Communication, Broadcasting and Television (CRBT).Source: Uzdaily-news
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[column places=”3″]CAMEL-Roaming Beeline Expands in India and Thailand
Largest communication operator Beeline (Unitel LLC and Buzton JV) expanded geography of international voice roaming. CAMEL-roaming is now available in the partner network of Dtac and True Move (Real Future) in Thailand and Reliance in India. Beeline subscribers can use CAMEL roaming. The service allows to use Beeline communication services at any positive balance, in other words without guarantee fee of US$50 and till the balance of subscriber reaches US$0.Source: Uzdaily-news [/column] [column]
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[column places=”3″]New e-govt Data Centre Lauches in Eastern Kazakhstan
A new data centre has launched in the city of Oskemen, in Eastern Kazakhstan, to be used for e-government services, reports Profit.kz. Similar data centres are planned for Aktau, Atyrau, Aktobe, Shymkent, Taldykorgan and Kokshetau by the end of the year. The data centres will be opened in all regional centres across the country after that.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column]
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Azercell Represents its New Slogan and Image Movie
Since the day of its establishment, the leader mobile operator of the country Azercell Telecom has brought numerous interesting concepts to society, recently introducing another one of this kind. In line with its efforts to continuously provide the best value added offers, Azercell has presented a new Brand TV spot built around the idea of even a more customer-centric approach and communication. The short movie was produced by Paulo Ares – film director from Portugal. The movie features different people throughout Azerbaijan living, working and studying in different parts of the country, yet being attached and connected to their families and loved ones through Azercell.
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Samsung to Launch Galaxy Tab S in Kazakhstan
Samsung has presented the Galaxy Tab S tablet in Kazakhstan. The device features a SuperAmoled WQXGA screen. Several versions of the tablet will become available from 25 July. Prices will start at KZT 95,000, the price of the Wi-Fi only version.Source: TelecomPaper
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[column places=”3″]Ucell’s Net Sales Exceed US$246.163m in 1H
Net sales of mobile communication operator Ucell, a subsidiary of TeliaSoner in Uzbekistan, grew by 13.6% year-on-year to 1.686 billion Sweden kronor (over US$246.163 million) in the first half of 2014. At the same time, net sales of the operator in the second quarter of 2014 was 899 million Sweden kronor (over US$131.259 million), which rose by 14.9% year-on-year.Source: Uzdaily-news
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Qualcomm Reports Record Quarterly Results
Qualcomm has reported a record quarter in its financial results, with revenues up by nearly 10 percent, and net profit jumping by 42 percent. Revenues came in at USD6.8 billion for the three months to the end of June, while net profit was up by 42% at USD2.24 billion. In terms of chip shipments, these came in at 225 million units, a rise of 31 percent over the previous year.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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Qualcomm Further Enhances Commitment to 24/7 Mobile Learning with Acquisition of Silicon Valley-Based Learning Technology Company EmpoweredU
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has taken a step towards the vision of demonstrating how technology innovations can help some of the challenges the education sector faces, by completing the acquisition of EmpoweredU, a pioneer in the development of an intuitive, mobile-centric cloud-based learning environment that is both device and operating system agnostic. The integration of EmpoweredU, with other education initiatives within Qualcomm, will allow Qualcomm Technologies to accelerate mobile innovation and 24/7 learning into education – providing institutions, students and parents access to best-in-class education tools. Through EmpoweredU, K-20 students can be engaged and connected – whenever, wherever.Source: QUALCOMM PR [/column] [column]
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Megafon Tajikistan Upgrades Network in Mountainous Locations
Mobile operator Megafon Tajikistan has upgraded its solar energy-powered base station situated at 1,600 m above the sea level in the Mogiyen agglomeration, in the Pendzhikent municipality. The number of subscribers able to use services via the base station has been raised by 25 percent. The operator has announced that traffic volume over its 40 GSM and 3G base stations in resort locations grew 12-fold times during the summer months.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Jeffrey Hedberg Appointed as CEO of Mobilink
Jeffrey Hedberg has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Mobilink Pakistan. Jeffrey Hedberg succeeds Rashid Khan, who has decided to retire after tenure of over 14 years in leading positions with Mobilink and Banglalink. Rashid Khan will continue to perform the duties as the CEO of Mobilink until Jeffrey assumes office in Pakistan, which is expected in early August.Source: Mobilink PR [/column] [column]
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Kar-Tel cuts rate of calls to Uzbekistan
Kar-Tel, working under the Beeline Kazakhstan brand, has reduced the rate of calls to Uzbekistan under its ‘Whole Uzbekistan’ service. The price will total KZT 9 per minute to mobile operators Beeline Uzbekistan, Ucell, UzMobile and Perfectum Mobile, as well as to local telephony networks from 17 July. The service is available to prepaid subscribers of the operator.Source: TelecomPaper
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PTCL Launches Wireless Broadband Service
Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has introduced a service dubbed ‘Charji Evo’. The wireless broadband service provides uninterrupted connectivity at speeds of up to 36 Mbps. The service, available in dongles and Mi-Fi clouds, will initially be available in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore and will be gradually expanded across the country.Source: TelecomPaper
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Altel Introduces HTC One M8 Promotion
Kazakhstan operator Altel has introduced a promotion for subscribers buying the dual-Sim HTC One M8 smartphone at retail chains across the country. Under the promotion, the operator will provide Altel Sims with unlimited voice and LTE broadband services for six months. The deal is available when buying the device in branded shops of Alser, Tekhnodom, Mechta, Bely Veter, LogyCom, Fora, Meloman, Eurika, Megatel and RKA-Tel retail chains.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column]
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MTS to Resume Activities in Uzbekistan
Russian mobile operator MTS has signed a settlement agreement with the Uzbekistan government, allowing MTS to resume its services in Uzbekistan. The services will be provided via a joint venture in which the state owns a stake. MTS will hold 50.01 percent, and the state will hold 49.99 percent. The services will be provided on the basis of the infrastructure of the company Uzundrobita, the former subsidiary of MTS in Uzbekistan prior to its eviction in 2012 for alleged regulatory violations. The Uzbekistan government will provide the operator with GSM, 3G and LTE licences, and the necessary spectrum, telephone numbers and permits.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column]
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Users can Register to Single State Interactive Services Portal with Banking Card
In addition to existing registration methods, registering via UZCARD EMV bank cards has been launched at the Single state interactive services portal. This method is performed by associating user’s card with his personal cabinet on the Single portal. From now on, registering on the Single portal can be performed using UZCARD EMV bank card information (online card), with activated SMS-Informing service. This method will allow making payments directly from the user’s cabinet on the Single portal in the future, without reentering the bank card information.Source: Uzdaily-news [/column] [column]
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LUKOIL Uzbekistan Operating Company Selects Beeline Business for Fixed Internet Service
Largest communication operator Beeline (Unitel LLC and Buzton JV) became the integrated supplier of telecommunications services for LUKOIL Uzbekistan Operating Company. Beeline Business and LUKOIL Uzbekistan Operating Company signed a contract for providing high speed internet service via fiber-optic line in the result of the tender.Source: Uzdaily-news [/column] [column]
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Bakcell Joined the Payment System of Expressbank
Bakcell has joined ExpressPay. The purpose of this system is to make the payments made through ExpressPay payment system even faster and easier for the citizens. This payment system will enable the users to pay the mobile communication fees, utility fees, internet providers fees faster and easier as well as avail of wire transfer service, purchase of cinema and theatre tickets and other numerous services. In order to benefit from ExpressPay service, it’s planned to install numerous special payment terminals in the branch network of Expressbank, shopping and entertainment centers and other places of frequent visit. Besides payment terminals, Expressbank soon will develop a special application in order to make the payment system more efficient.Source: Bakcell PR [/column] [column]
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Beeline Offers Unlimited Internet Roaming in Georgia for AMD90 a Day
Beeline Armenia has launched a new offer of unlimited internet roaming in Georgia. From July 7 – September 30, subscribers in roaming will be able to use Unlimited Internet Light service upon joining Beeline network in Georgia. The service is available for prepaid subscribers, the subscriber fee makes AMD90 a day.Source: Beeline PR
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Azercell Launches Free Smartphone Campaign
Azercell Telecom, the leader of country’s mobile telecommunications market is launching a new Free Huawei Asend Y330 Smartphone campaign. All SimSim subscribers of Azercell, i.e. new, current, and those ported using MNP, are eligible to join this new campaign between July 9 and December 31, 2014. Per the campaign rules a subscriber visits Azercell’s dealer shops or Express office, pays 99 AZN to SimSim number’s balance and gets year-long calls to all parts of the country, SMS and Internet, as well as, and most importantly, a Free Smartphone from Azercell.Source :Azercell PR
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CIS States to Sign Agreement on Cutting Roaming Price
The member-states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are planning to sign agreement on principles of conducting inter-operator calculations at providing international communication services, including roaming. The implementation of the agreement will decrease the cost of communication in roaming in the CIS states. The agreement will signed either at the end of 2014 or beginning of 2015.Source: UzDaily [/column] [column]
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[column places=”3″]Beeline has Installed New Base Stations in Fergana and Kokand
Beeline (Unitel LLC and Buzton JV) OF Uzbekistan has expanded capacity and coverage of GSM and 3G network in the Fergana Valley. The operator said that it commissioned new base stations in Fergana and Kokand, which helped to improve quality of the signal and mobile Internet. New equipment is also provided a high quality signal in Chimion, Honkiz and Kuduklik towns.Source: UzDaily [/column] [column]
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Global Business and Technology Management Research Discussed in Baku
Bakcell has been one of the gold sponsors of the 16th Annual International Conference held by the Global Business and Technology Association (GBATA) in Baku in collaboration with ADA University School of Business. The aim of the conference was to provide a unique international forum to facilitate the exchange of cutting edge information through multi-disciplinary presentations of current issues, challenges and developments in the spheres of business and technology management.Source: Bakcell PR
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Tele2 Kazakhstan Posts Positive EBITDA in Q2
The mobile operator Tele2 Kazakshtan amounted to 213,000 in the second quarter, helped by a new commission structure. Service revenue grew by 1 percent year-on-year to SEK 225 million, hurt by devaluation of the local currency and lower interconnect levels. EBITDA amounted to SEK 3 million, up from the negative SEK 52 million in the year-earlier period. The total subscriber base reached 2.984 million. The company continued to invest in its mobile network in order to improve quality perception in the market.Source: Tele2 PR
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President backs 3G, 4G licensing initiative
The President of Ukraine, Petr Poroshenko has firmly backed plans to push through the long-delayed awards of 3G/4G mobile network operating licenses ‘to help the economy’. Ukraine’s National Commission for the State Regulation of Communications and Informatization (NCCIR or NKRZI) issued a decision to finalize the tender conditions for 3G/4G operating licenses by the end of the month. Competitive 3G licensing has been held up for years in Ukraine by the failure to agree terms on releasing 2100MHz UMTS spectrum from military usage, leaving Ukrtelecom (TriMob) as the soleUMTS licensee, whilst NCCIR plans to convert existing 900MHz and 1800MHz GSM mobile frequency licenses to technology-neutral concessions – thereby allowing 3G UMTS-900 and 4G LTE-1800 service launches – have also been delayed.Source: TeleGeography
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Arcep Instructs SFR, Free to Revise 4G Coverage Maps
France’s telecoms watchdog, the Autorite de Regulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (Arcep), has announced that following its recent quality of service (QoS) survey, which assessed the performance of the four domestic cellcos – Orange, Bouygues Telecom, SFR and Free Mobile – in the mobile retail market, it has instructed SFR and Free Mobile to improve their respective 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) coverage maps. Meanwhile, Arcep pointed out that in terms of 2G and 3G coverage, all operators have met the benchmarks and provide reliable coverage information.Source: TeleGeography
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Global Smartphone Market to Grow 24% in 2014 – MIC
The global mobile phone market is expected to grow 3.0 percent this year to around 1.88 billion units, according to Taiwan’s Market Intelligence and Consulting Institute. Smartphones will account for around 65 percent of the market, growing by an estimated 23.6 percent to 1.22 billion units. MIC predicts the global smartphone market will continue to grow in double digits, to 1.88 billion units in 2018, driven by demand in emerging markets. In North America and Western Europe, the market growth is expected to slow to around 7 percent this year, to 300.2 million smartphones sold. The share of smartphones sold in developed countries will fall to 24.6 percent in 2014 from 28.4 percent in 2013 and dip further to 20.1 percent in 2018, MIC estimates.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column]
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mDiabetes Program: Mobile Technologies are Catalysts for Development in Senegal
Alcatel-Lucent attended the ceremony for launching the m-Ramadan campaign, which originated from the mDiabetes program, in Dakar on June 16, 2014. Alcatel-Lucent is participating in the “mDiabetes” program launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as part of the “Be Healthy, Be Mobile” initiative. The mDiabetes project in Senegal is one of the larger mHealth projects Alcatel-Lucent is involved in. It aims at combating diabetes with an ambitious and innovative campaign based on mobile technology, designed to improve prevention by raising awareness among diabetic patients as well as training health professionals. SMS messages as well as applications will be used as tools in the campaign.Source: Alcatel-Lucent PR
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Azercell’s Shareholder TeliaSonera Acquires Tele2’s Norwegian Operations
Azercell’s main shareholder European communication giant TeliaSonera is acquiring Tele2’s operations in Norway. The company has also committed itself to 98 percent population coverage for 4G by 2016, two years ahead of its obligations. Tele2 operates under the brand names Tele2, One-Call, My Call and Network Norway. The number of mobile subscriptions was 1,133,000 and the number of fixed subscriptions was 60,000 at the end of the first quarter. The transaction will increase TeliaSonera’s mobile market share in Norway to approximately 40 percent from 23 percent while the mobile subscription base will increase to 2.7 million from 1.6 million.Source: Azercell PR
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T-Mobile Extends LTE Network to 75% of Capital
T-Mobile’s Czech unit has announced that its 4G LTE network now covers 75% of the population of Prague, including the biggest residential centres in the east of the city. T-Mobile Czech Republic has switched on its 4G signal in and around the area of Prague castle; it now plans to boost coverage to 100% of Prague’s inhabitants by October 2014. Furthermore, over the course of the summer the cellco is looking to boost its LTE coverage in a number of smaller towns and cities. After a cooperation agreement with rival O2 Czech Republic, the carrier has also launched 4G services in Vysocina.Source: TeleGeography
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Nova Expands Icelandic LTE Footprint
Nova has announced that it has expanded the coverage of its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network – which offers maximum theoretical download speeds of 100Mbps – to Vestmannaeyjum, an archipelago situated off the south coast of Iceland, and Isafjordur, the largest community within the Skutulsfjordur fjord. Further, the operator has said that throughout the summer its 4G coverage will be extended to cover the areas of Akureyri and Selfoss, with coverage also enhanced in towns such as Reykjanesbaer, Skorradale and Grimsnesi.Source: TeleGeography
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[column places=”3″]Gemalto Joins GSMA pan-African mHealth Initiative
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, provides its support to the GSMA pan-African mHealth Initiative (PAMI), a mobile ecosystem that aims to improve maternal and child health and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. Acting as one of the first leading partners in this ambitious undertaking, Gemalto is contributing its digital security expertise to two key mHealth programs: the United Nations Every Women Every Child Global Strategy and the Global Nutrition for Growth Compact.Source: GSMA PR
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BTRC to Offer 450MHz Mobile Spectrum
A special committee headed by a commissioner of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will prepare a licensing guideline for 450MHz mobile frequency licenses by November, with the aim of allocating the 450MHz band to cellcos after the 700MHz band is auctioned next year. Both lower frequency ranges are aimed at allowing mobile broadband network operators to deploy higher-performance services covering wider areas at a lower cost. The regulator recently refused state-runPSTN operator Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) an allocation in the 450MHz band in favor of reserving it for mobile companies.Source: TeleGeography
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Alfa and Touch Sign up 2.35m Mobile Data Users
New figures have been released by Lebanon’s two state-owned mobile network operators Alfa and Touch, stating that Touch (managed by Zain Group) had 1.3 million subscriptions to its mobile data services at the end of June 2014, equivalent to around 62% of its total mobile subscribers, while Egyptian-managed Alfa had 1.05 million data service subscribers at the same date (around 55% of its total base). Touch currently has around 2.1 million total mobile customers, or about 53% of the market, while Alfa serves the other roughly 47% portion of the market with about 1.9 million subscribers.Source: TeleGeography [/column] [column]
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Ooredoo to Increase 3.5G Population Coverage to 95%
Ooredoo Maldives is expanding its 3.5G services to an additional 64 islands under a network modernization project that will see coverage boosted to 95% of the population. Ooredoo said the 3.5G network modernization and expansion project is expected to be completed by September 2014.Source: TeleGeography [/column] [column]
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Omnitel Boosts 4G Coverage to 65%
Omnitel, Lithuania’s largest mobile operator by subscribers has expanded the coverage of its 4G LTE network to 65% of the population. The TeliaSonera-owned company launched commercial LTE mobile broadband services in the downtown areas of Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siauliai and Panevezys in April 2011. Omnitel recently completed the upgrade of its wireless network under an extensive modernization project that began in 2011. The project saw all existing 2G and 3G base stations upgraded and an additional 686 new 3G cell sites installed, boosting data coverage to 99.9% of the country. The entire 3.5G network is now capable of delivering maximum download speeds of 42Mbps.Source: TeleGeography
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LTE to Represent More Than 1 in 5 Active Mobile Connections by 2019
A new report forecasts a rapid uptake of 4G LTE mobile technology in the next five years, with active connections crossing the 1 billion mark in 2017 and reaching 1.8 billion by 2019. According to Juniper Research, this will represent 22% of the global active mobile SIM connections by this time. The report finds that, with the rate of LTE network commitments and roll-outs at an all-time high, network and device vendors have significantly improved their position to offer products and solutions to network operators.Source: Cellular-News [/column] [column]
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Telstra to Close GSM Network by End of 2016
Telstra has confirmed that it plans to close down its GSM mobile network. It said that the older network would close by the end of 2016. Existing GSM customers will be contacted shortly to advise them how to migrate to the 3G or LTE networks.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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The GSMA Mobile 360 Announced 2014 Events
The GSMA Mobile 360 arranges a series of events each year. The purpose of such events is to bring together the growing mobile ecosystem to address the most pressing regional topics and issues. The 2014 one-two day conferences will be held around the globe with a specific focus on regional issues or current industry topics. Each event offers senior executives in mobile and adjacent industries – as well as regulatory and government representatives – the opportunity to learn of industry developments, network with peers, and discuss key regional or topical issues. The event will be participated by relevant regional speakers that are short listed prior to event dates.Source: GSMA PR [/column] [column]
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T-Mobile US Claims Nationwide VoLTE Footprint; ‘Wideband’ LTE now Live in 17 Metro Areas
T-Mobile US, which notched up its 50 millionth subscriber in 2Q14, has announced that it has deployed voice-over-Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) technology across its entire network footprint. Just two months after introducing VoLTE in Seattle, the cellco claims that the advanced technology now covers 233 million Americans in 325 metro areas, well ahead of its initial schedule. Further, the carrier has confirmed that its so-called ‘T-Mobile Wideband LTE’ network, which involves the use of at least 15MHz+15MHz of spectrum, is already live in 17 metro areas, with the cellco on target to reach 26 cities by year-end. Wideband LTE delivers theoretical peak down/uplink speeds of 110Mbps/38Mbps.Source: TeleGeography
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EE Launches 4G in Cornwall
EE, the UK’s largest cellco by subscribers, has announced another coverage milestone in its LTE network rollout, revealing that it has made its 4G services available now in Cornwall. The company, having added another 21 locations to its network footprint, it named Saltash, which has a population of around 15,000, as the 250th ‘small town’ which it serves. Meanwhile, among the new locations covered, EE said it had sought to switch on its network in rural towns in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the South West, East Midlands, and North West of England. In total, EE now claims to offer its 4G service in 250 UK towns and cities across the UK, with more than 70% of the population within its network footprint, while its ‘double speed’ services are now available in a total of 20 cities.Source: TeleGeography
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Bharti Airtel Launches 4G in Nashik
Indian mobile telephony operator Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G services in Nashik. With this roll out, Nashik becomes the third city in Maharashtra to have the service, after Pune and Nagpur. Bharti Airtel already offers 4G services in 15 cities across India. Airtel customers can access 4G services on dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs, as well as subscribe to 4G postpaid plans. The dongles are available for a starting price of INR 1,500, while the CPE router costs INR 2,500.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column]
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ANRCETI Awards Three Licences to Orange Moldova
The National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI) of Moldova has awarded three operating licences in the 800MHz, 900MHz and 1800MHz frequency bands to domestic incumbent Orange Moldova. The three new technology-neutral authorizations are valid for 15 years, and will be effective from 6 November. In a press release, the regulator noted that the decision was taken in accordance with a spectrum management programme for 2013-2020, under which the expiration date of all mobile licences issued to network providers operating in the Republic should be synchronized.Source: TeleGeography
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Malta Prepares for 4G Spectrum Auction
The Malta Communication Authority (MCA) has outlined the spectrum availability for its planned sale of 4G wireless spectrum in the 800MHz (790MHz-862MHz), 1800MHz (1710MHz-1785MHz and 1805MHz-1880MHz) and 2500MHz (2500MHz-2690MHz) bands. Six 2×5MHz lots of paired spectrum are to be made available in each of the 800MHz and 1800MHz bands, while at 2500MHz there are 14 lots of 2×5MHz paired spectrum and two 25MHz tranches of unpaired frequencies.Source: TeleGeography
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Du Prepares for VoLTE Launch
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) telco Du has announced the successful completion of the region’s first voice-over-Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) call over a live network. The operator plans to launch high definition (HD) voice services over its 4G network to complement the existing HD 3G services.Source: TeleGeography
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T-Mobile’s Dutch Unit Sticks by 80% LTE Coverage Target
T-Mobile Netherlands has confirmed its target of achieving 80% population coverage with its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network by the end of this year. By that date T-Mobile NL intends to blanket the 20 biggest urban areas of the country with its 4G. By that date, the cellco will have boosted coverage to 70%-80% of users, up from around 50% currently, covering most of South Holland and Utrecht, as well as the southern part of North Holland and significant regions of North Brabant, Gelderland and Flevoland. With the long term aim being to reach 90% coverage by end-2015, T-Mobile has two million or so users who can currently access LTE, around 500,000 are actually using the service.Source: TeleGeography
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Cumulative $1 Trillion to Be Spent on Telecom and Datacom Equipment and Software over Next 5 Years
Based on global revenue, the overall telecom and datacom network equipment and software market share leaders are, in rank order Cisco, Huawei, Ericsson, Alcatel Lucent, and ZTE the same top 5 vendors with virtually the same shares as the year prior, according to Infonetics Research. Vendor share positions held steady in the enterprise segment, with Cisco in the driver’s seat and followed distantly by tightly bunched Avaya, Brocade, HP, and Juniper (listed in alphabetical order).Source: Infonetics-news [/column] [column]
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Argentina to Hold Spectrum Auction on 31 October
The Argentine government plans to conduct an auction of national 4G spectrum in the 700MHz and 1700MHz/2100MHz (AWS) frequency bands, as well as the remaining regional 3G spectrum in the 850MHz (SRMC) and 1900MHz (PCS) ranges, on 31 October. All the interested parties will be able to acquire tender documents from 24 July to 17 September at a price of USD24,544, with the prequalification stage scheduled for 18 September. The auction will be held on 31 October; from that date, communications ministry Secretaria de Comunicaciones (SeCom) will have up to 19 business days to award the licences.Source: TeleGeography
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NCC Approves Plans for 1800MHz Spectrum Swap between FET and Taiwan Mobile
Taiwanese telecoms regulator the National Communications Commission (NCC) has reportedly given the nod to the exchange of spectrum in the 1800MHz band between Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone (FET). This move will enable both of the aforementioned operators to begin offering 4G services on a commercial basis as early as the end of the third quarter of 2014.Source: TeleGeography
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Mobilis Said to be Planning 4G Deployment
Algerie Telecom Mobile (Mobilis), the mobile arm of fixed line incumbent Algerie Telecom (AT), is reportedly planning to launch 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, local newspaper L’Expression reports. According to ‘credible sources’, the company is allegedly in talks with several unnamed international ‘technology giants’ with regards to the technological aspect of the deployment.Source: TeleGeography
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Telkomsel Sets End-2014 Deadline for 4G Launch
Indonesia’s largest mobile operator by subscribers Telkomsel intends to launch 4G services by the end of 2014. The director confirmed on Saturday that the company has been granted a licence to operate 4G from the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT).Source: TeleGeography [/column] [column]
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[column places=”3″]Telstra to Switch on LTE-A Services Shortly
Australia’s Telstra has announced that it will switch on LTE A services using its 700Mhz spectrum in Perth, Fremantle, Esperance, Mildura, Mt Isa and Griffith within the next few weeks. Telstra said that it will conduct commercial trials using 20MHz of the 700MHz spectrum band at six locations around Australia ahead of rolling out more 700MHz based services in a range of cities and regional centres from January 2015.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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SK Telecom and Ericsson Show Off Elastic Cell, A Key Enabler for 5G
SK Telecom and Ericsson have demonstrated a key enabler for future 5G networks the so called Elastic Cell technology which can boost mobile data speeds at the edges of cell boundaries. Elastic cell, also known as Flexible Cell, is a new technology that enables multiple cells near the handset to cooperate for every transmission, compared to the current cell-centric one where each handset communicates with only one specific cell.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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Djezzy Signs Up 60,000 3G Subscribers in Two Weeks
Viccenzo Nesci, the president and CEO of Algerian cellco Djezzy GSM, has revealed that the operator has signed up a total of 60,000 3G subscribers in the two weeks since the service was introduced on 5 July. The executive divulged the information at a press conference on 17 July, also noting that Djezzy’s management team took its cues from sister company Wind Italy, in order to gain sufficient expertise for the 3G rollout.Source: TeleGeography
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Tigo Launches LTE in Bolivia
The general manager of Bolivian mobile operator Telecel (Tigo), Pablo Guardia, has announced the official launch of its new Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G network in the country. The Telecel (Tigo) is 100% owned by Luxembourg-based mobile holding company Millicom International Cellular (MIC). At end-March 2014 it controlled a 32.6% share of the domestic cellular market, with 3.396 million customers.Source: TeleGeography
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Telenor Revises EBITDA Margin Forecast for FY14 on the Back of Solid Second Quarter Results
Norwegian telecoms group Telenor has released its financial results for the three months ended 30 June 2014, reporting data growth and margin expansion for the period under review. In the second quarter of 2014 Telenor generated a total turnover of NOK26.803 billion (USD4.48 billion), representing organic year-on-year growth of 1.8% against the NOK25.747 billion in the same period a year earlier. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) before other income and expenses stood at NOK9.616 billion in 2Q14, representing an 8.6% increase against the corresponding quarter of 2013, while adjusted operating profit totalled NOK5.881 billion, up fromNOK5.466 billion. In operational terms, at the end of June 2014 Telenor Group reported a total mobile subscriber base of 175.591 million, up from 171.786 million three months earlier, and from 152.729 million at end-June 2013.Source: TeleGeography
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Vodafone UK Launches Rural ‘Notspot’ Programme
Vodafone UK has announced a national programme under which it aims to offer up to 100 rural communities the opportunity to apply for mobile access with a view to enhancing coverage. With the cellco saying it was calling for communities to work together, in partnership with their local MP, to apply for the installation of its Open Sure Signal technology, it said it was hoping to bring its 3G services to new areas.Source: TelegGeography
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Telstra Aims for 2G Switch-off by End-2016
Telstra, Australia’s leading mobile network operator in terms of subscribers, has unveiled plans to close its 2GGSM network by the end of 2016. With a view to realizing its objective, the cellco is said to have put in place plans to migrate its remaining second-generation subscribers to its 3G and 4G alternatives over the course of the next two years; it is understood that 2G traffic now accounts for less than 1% of Telstra’s total network traffic. In a blog post confirming its plans, the operator noted that it has not actually sold a 2G-only handset ‘for several years’ and as such it expects that most customers still accessing services via GSM only will need nothing more than a new SIM card to upgrade to 3G or 4G alternatives.Source: TeleGeography [/column] [column]
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Movistar Peru Launched 3G in Nauta
Movistar Peru has launched 3G services in the city of Nauta, in Loreto province. The telco invested PEN 400,000 in the project, which will benefit 15,000 people living in this district. The deployment included a 3G mobile base station and a microwave network, which will enable the provision of mobile telephony and broadband services. Movistar Peru is fully owned by Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica.Source: TelecomPaper
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LTE Subs in Malaysia to Reach 7.6 mln in 2018- Study
LTE subscribers in Malaysia are forecasted to grow from 265,000 in 2013 to 7.6 million in 2018, according to a recent study by IDC. The study also said that mobile data users will grow at a CAGR of 11 percent during the period, from 57 percent out of total mobile subscribers in 2013 to 89 percent in 2018. The growth will be mainly driven by the increase of low-tier smart devices and affordability of data packages. IDC also predicts mobile data revenue in Malaysia is expected to surpass mobile voice in 2017.Source: TelecomPaper
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Tigo Sets Date for 3G/4G Launch
Tigo Chad has successfully tested 3G and 4G mobile network technologies and now plans to begin offering the services commercially from September or October this year, Jeune Afrique writes. Tigo, owned by Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular (MIC), will initially limit the service to the capital, N’Djamena. The cellco renewed its concession for a further ten years in June last year and has pledged to invest USD200 million over the next five years to develop its infrastructure.Source: TeleGeography
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BlackBerry Shows off Radically Redesigned Touchscreen Phone
BlackBerry has revealed that its forthcoming smartphone will avoid the familiar rectangular shape used by most companies and will be more square shaped instead. The forthcoming BlackBerry Passport will retain the familiar QWERTY keyboard, but comes with a much wider screen compared to other phones. That should make reading emails somewhat easier as the text will be able to flow more conventionally and appear similar to the desktop version. The company also revealed a number of changes to the keyboard functionality which it says makes typing a lot faster for the users.Source: Cellular-News [/column] [column]
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Chinese Vendors Outpace the Market As Smartphone Shipments Grow 23% in Q2
The worldwide smartphone market grew 23.1% year over year in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), establishing a new single quarter record of 295.3 million shipments, according to preliminary data from IDC. Following a very strong first quarter, the market grew 2.6% sequentially. Second quarter shipments were in line with IDC’s forecast and all expectations are that the market will continue apace in the second half of the year and surpassing 300 million units for the first time ever in a single quarter in 3Q14.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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Lumia 930 Now Available in Pakistan
Microsoft Devices Pakistan recently announced the availability of Lumia 930 across Pakistan. Lumia 930 is the flagship Lumia device which features the best of Microsoft and Lumia and runs on Windows Phone 8.1. Lumia 930 is equipped with four high-performance microphones and Nokia Rich Recording, which capture HD videos, A 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor makes activities like Xbox gaming, image capturing and video processing even faster and richer. The new Sensor Core also brings low power motion sensing to help people track their activity all day without using up the large 2420 mAh battery. Integrated features including one swipe notifications from Action Centre, the new Microsoft Enterprise feature pack, Microsoft Office, OneDrive, Nokia Camera, all of which work seamlessly to make the Lumia 930 a great tool for work and play.Source: Microsoft PR
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Apple’s Profits Jump on Strong iPhone Sales
Apple has posted a 12 percent rise in its second quarter profits as iPhone sales offset declines in sales of its iPad tablet. The company said that it sold 35.2 million iPhones during the three months to the end of June, an increase of 13% from the same time in 2013. It was particuarly boosted by sales in China, but also Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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Microsoft Profits Fall As the Company Absorbs Nokia Losses
Microsoft has announced a 7 percent fall in its quarterly profits, as its performance was hurt by losses at its new Nokia handset division. The company said that profits fell to USD4.6 billion, fromUSD4.97 billion a year, ago, thanks largely to a USD692 million loss at Nokia handsets. The company has total around 127,000 employees.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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The event will take place on 13th-14th October 2014 in Dubai, UAE. Middle East conference will identify and address the key challenges and opportunities applicable in all of these markets, and provide an invaluable opportunity for distinguished regional industry stakeholders from both developed and emerging markets to share their experiences and further the development of mobile broadband. Please visit:http://www.mobile360series.com/ [/column] [column]
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Broadband World Forum 2014
Broadband World Forum is one of the world’s largest telecoms, media & technology events with over 7,800 senior executives from across the globe converging on Amsterdam every year to identify the Next Big Thing, this year the event will take place on 21-23 October 2014 at RAI EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE, AMSTERDAM.Please visit:http://broadbandworldforum.com/ [/column] [column]
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TurkmenTel 17-18 September, 2014
The event will take place on 17-18 September, 2014 ar Ashqabat Exhibition Centre, Ashqabat, Turkmenistan that will highlight the investment opportunities in the Development of Turkmenistan’s ICT sector.Please visit:http://www.turkmenistantelecoms.com/ [/column] [column]
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ITU Telecom Event 2014
ITU Telecom World taking place at Doha from 7-10 December, 2014 is the global platform for high-level debate, networking, innovation-showcasing and knowledge-sharing across the ICT community. It brings together public and private sectors, emerging markets and industry investors to explore the current massive disruption of the ICT sector and its implications for the future.Please visit:http://telecomworld.itu.int/ [/column] [column]
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Iran Telecoms & ICT Event
Taking a long-term, business-serious, determined approach, Magenta Global, with its forte in organizing Global Investment Summits for New-Growth, Emerging Economies around the world has organized the 1st “Iran Telecoms and IT Global Summit 2014” in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. The event will take place on 15-16 October, 2014 in Tehran. Please visit:http://www.magenta-global.com.sg/Iran-Telecom-IT-Global-Summit-2014/ [/column] [column]
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2nd LTE Voice Summit 7th-8th October, 2014
The LTE Voice Summit 2014 will be addressing current challenges, issues and ways to optimize the networks that have come forth from trials and live deployments, seeing case studies from LG Uplus, SK Telecom, NTT Docomo, 3 UK & many more sharing their VoLTE experience. Please visit:http://voice.lteconference.com/?utm_source=CACF&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=association/ [/column] [column]
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LTE Africa 2014
Due to the unprecedented success of the launch LTE Africa 2013 event and substantial growth in LTE deployment in Africa, the 2014 event will be co-located with Africa Com, the leading Telecom expo in Africa, taking place in November in Cape Town. Please visit:http://africa.lteconference.com/?utm_source=cacf&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=association/ [/column] [column]
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TV connect Middle East and North Africa 2014
TV Connect MENA is the only major TV event in the Middle East and African region linking key TV providers in the connected TV delivery ecosystem. In this year’s event attendants will get tips on monetizing OTTtv, how to achieve the best broadcast quality through technologies including CDNs, transparent caching and web acceleration, up to the minute insights into connected home, plus advice on growing revenue through the next level of quad-play services. Please visit:http://mena.tvconnectevent.com/?utm_source=3gca&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=Media-Partner/ [/column] [column]
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MVNOs Industry Summit, Middle East 2014
MVNO Industry Summit Middle East 2014 capitalizes on the changes in the region and assesses the ongoing readiness of a wholesale market which, after initially opening up to MVNOs, resumed a more cautious relationship with third party telcos. The event is taking place in Dubai on 22nd-23rd September 2014. Please visit:http://me.mvnoindustrysummit.com/ [/column] [column]
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The “29th BACEE Regional Banking Conference
The “29th BACEE Regional Banking Conference – CEE/SEE/CIS” taking place in Budapest on 13-14 October 2014. BACEE Regional Banking Conference of Banking Association for Central and Eastern Europe will be dedicated to the recent developments in the economy and the banking sector in Central and Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, other CIS countries and Turkey. Please visit:http://www.bacee.hu/ [/column] [column]
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Phone World Magazine
CACF has launched 9th Edition of Phone World Magazine covering the devices and their ecosystem serving to bridge the gap between the OEMs, Operators, Distributors, Retailers, and the Consumers. Phone World 9th Edition is available in Pakistani markets. Pdf is available on www.phoneworld.com.pk . PhoneWorld website has latest local telecom news, handsets and also has blog section. For subscription email to: info@phoneworld.com.pk[/column] [column]
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GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2500
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/
Operating System Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 920
CPU Octa-core
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GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/
Operating System Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
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GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/NFC/
Operating System Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
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GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA
4G Network LTE
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/
Operating System Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz
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South Korea based LG says that it shipped a record high 14.5 million smartphones in the second quarter of this year, a 20 percent increase year over year with LTE products accounting for more than one third of all LG smartphones sold this year. As a result, sales increased 16 percent from the same period last year to KRW 3.62 trillion (USD3.51 billion), the highest since the first quarter of 2010. The mobile division’s operating profit of KRW 85.9 billion (USD 83.4 million) in the second quarter put an end to three consecutive quarters of losses.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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Ericsson Sole LTE Provider for Claro Costa Rica
Swedish vender Ericsson has announced that it has been selected by Claro Costa Rica to be the sole supplier of the cellco’s Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G network. Under the deal, Ericsson will provide a complete LTEsolution including core, microwave transmission and radio access products, as well as consulting, integration, optimisation, field operations and maintenance services.Source: TeleGeography
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Ericsson Supplies LTE Network to Costa Rica
Ericsson says that it had been selected by Claro as the sole supplier of the operator’s LTE network in Costa Rica. Ericsson’s full LTE solution will include several core and radio access infrastructure products such as Mobility Management Entity, Home Subscriber Server, the RBS 6000 family, and microwave transmission using the LTE-proven MINI-LINK TN, as well as services and consulting for spectrum refarming, equipment roll-out, systems integration and optimization, in addition to support for field operations, maintenance and the back office.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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Nokia Networks Upgrades Algerie Telecom’s Network to IP/MPLS
Algerie Telecom (AT), the country’s incumbent fixed line provider, has enlisted Nokia Networks to modernize its transport network with a highly flexible seamless Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) platform, which is expected to help deliver significantly improved broadband services to subscribers. The deployment will help the telco to save on operating costs and enable AT to offer flexible end-to-end transport services more efficiently and securely across network domains. Further, Nokia Networks will also provide network planning, optimisation and systems integration services.Source: TeleGeography
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Huawei Working on TV Broadcasts over LTE in the UK
Huawei says that it is collaborating with a number of companies to demonstrate TV broadcasts over LTE networks. The company said that it is working with the UK mobile network, EE, the UK broadcaster, the BBC and Qualcomm on the trials. The goal is to demonstrate the benefits that multicast 4G broadcast can offer compared with unicast steaming.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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LG Launches Wearable Mobile Device for Young Children
LG Electronics has shown off a wearable device, the KizON which has been designed for pre-school and primary school children that offers parents a way to keep track of their young children’s whereabouts. Utilizing GPS and Wi-Fi, KizON provides real-time location information allowing parents to track their children’s whereabouts on a smartphone or tablet. With One Step Direct Call, parents can easily communicate with their children as well as providing them with information on the location of their children throughout the day. KizON will make its public debut in South Korea on July 10 before its introduction in North American and Europe in the third quarter of this year.Source: Cellular-News
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Ericsson and Qualcomm Achieve 63Mbps Downlink Over 3G Network
Turkcell, Ericsson and Qualcomm have demonstrated the world’s first live 3 Carrier High Speed Downlink Packet Access (3C HSDPA) on a commercial network. The test utilized a feature that will be included in Ericsson’s software release 15A and was conducted on a smartphone powered by a Qualcomm processor. Three-Carrier HSDPA is engineered to increase user speeds for downlink by up to 50 percent throughout the entire cell compared to single carrier, regardless of network load. The demo recorded 63 Mbps downlink.Source: Cellular-News [/column] [column]
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Alcatel-Lucent deploys Claro’s Dominican 4G network
The Dominican Republic subsidiary of America Movil’s Claro wireless unit has selected Alcatel-Lucent to deploy 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) equipment. The first phase of the new network is already operational, with coverage in major cities, and 4G services will eventually be made available to around 80% of the population. The deployment includes Alcatel-Lucent’s LTE Radio Access Network, 9471 Wireless Mobility Manager and 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM).Source: TeleGeography
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Huawei Shows Off LTE Technology at Kenyan Roadshow
Huawei says that it is preparing to deploy an LTE network in Kenya for a so far unnamed mobile network operator. Huawei showed off the technology at a road show, where it offered clients an opportunity to test the LTE based service ahead of the network rollout. The commercial launch is expected towards the end of this year. Although the company did not name the customer, it is a known supplier to Safaricom, who have also been itching to deploy a 4G network.Source: Cellular-News [/column] [column]
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ZTE Helps China Telecom Complete Commercial IPv6 Test on 4G Network
ZTE says that it was a supplier to China Telecom during recent testing for IPv6 capabilities on its mobile network in Hunan province, a key milestone in China Telecom’s plans for future LTE deployment. The week-long test involved trial users and covered IPv4/IPv6 single- and dual-stack services, billing systems and backend IT infrastructure systems, demonstrating China Telecom’s 4G LTE network to be IPv6-ready. Becoming IPv6-ready is a key part of China Telecom’s plans for wider 4G LTE network deployments.Source: Cellular-News [/column] [column]
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